I agree that casual debate isn’t so great as a truth seeking process.
What I was saying was that some people seem to have trouble (or dislike) thinking propositionally; I’ve had conversations where I’m proposing an argument and the other person seems to think that I just want to be cheered up or something, and doesn’t realize I actually want to discuss the substance.
I agree that casual debate isn’t so great as a truth seeking process.
What I was saying was that some people seem to have trouble (or dislike) thinking propositionally; I’ve had conversations where I’m proposing an argument and the other person seems to think that I just want to be cheered up or something, and doesn’t realize I actually want to discuss the substance.